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The 100+ Year Old Problem

Time management, at least in a documented sense, is a 106-year-old problem. Here are some insights on improving time management.

Diving Into Deep Work

Are you doing your very best work or are you just going through the motions? This post will give you tips for how you can do the “deep work.”

My Three Words for 2016

Over the past few years, I quit making New Year’s resolutions. Instead, I’ve taken to choosing three words as guiding principles for my year. (A grateful nod to Chris Brogan who pioneered this concept.) I find that when I focus on three target words, I have a more fulfilling and successful work and home life.

The Productivityist Podcast 54: Voice Lessons with Todd Henry

In this week’s episode of the podcast I chat with Todd Henry, author of the new book Louder Than Words: Harness The Power of Your Authentic Voice. We discuss the importance of delivering your work and how your voice plays a huge role in that and also talk about our favourite football team, the Cincinnati Bengals.

Book Review: The Gary Vaynerchuk Trilogy

If you want to be more productive, spend more time on your core work. If you want to lose weight, eat less and exercise more. If you want to have a better relationships, hear what the other person says. If you want to use social media, match the message with the medium. This last sentence is the summary of Gary Vaynerchuk’s’ three books, but like the other insipid advice that precedes it, that tells you everything and nothing.